From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 20 18:29:50 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 755D616A4CE for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:29:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail-relay4.mirrorimage.net (mail-relay4.mirrorimage.net [209.58.140.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 494C043D1F for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:29:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from FreeBSD@keyslapper.org) Received: from localhost (unknown [10.10.4.59]) by mail-relay4.mirrorimage.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 97A716929E for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:29:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by localhost (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:32:23 -0400 Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:32:22 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20041020183222.GB69952@keyslapper.org> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Two faced FreeBSD - or is that two headed? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:29:50 -0000 Hey everyone. I'm considering an addition to the desktop. Namely a second monitor to set up a two faced system. Maybe it's really a two headed system? Either way, it was real easy to talk the boss (read wife) into it. I just mentioned that I was considering one of two things: A new laptop or a second monitor to set up this. Her first question was what will they cost? You can guess the rest. Now, my current card supports both standard video and DVI outputs, so I'm wondering if this is as simple as making the screen resolution twice as wide, or if I really have to get a second card. Something tells me it's not that simple. I've heard xinerama mentioned a few times in contexts that suggest it might be related to this task, but I'm not able to find anymore detail on it. X.org directed me to the sourceforge site, but all I can gather from that is that it is in the Desktop Environment category. There are no docs; there is no summary that tells what it does (it could be a screensaver for all I can tell from that). Searching the archives for "dual monitor" came up empty. I have to assume I am missing the majick phrase to get all the real info on this subject. So, my questions: Is anyone out there doing this with FreeBSD? Where the heck is the FM? BTW, the system in question is running xorg with FVWM 2.4.18 (from the ports), and will ultimately be running RELENG_5_3. TIA Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ O'Brian's Law: Everything is always done for the wrong reasons.